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FDA gives AbbVie’s c-Met lung cancer ADC a breakthrough tag

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The c-Met protein thought to be both a driver of cancer itself, as well as a resistance mechanism that tumours can develop to protect them from some widely-used NSCLC therapies, including EGFR inhibitors. The post FDA gives AbbVie’s c-Met lung cancer ADC a breakthrough tag appeared first on.

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Roche nabs breakthrough tag for TIGIT cancer immunotherapy

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Roche’s closely-watched combination of two checkpoint inhibitors – TIGIT-targeting tiragolumab and PD-L1 drug Tecentriq – has claimed breakthrough status from the FDA. The post Roche nabs breakthrough tag for TIGIT cancer immunotherapy appeared first on.

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A broad range of unmet needs remains in the immuno-oncology space

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IO agents include the classes of immune checkpoint modulators, cell therapies, bispecific antibodies, oncolytic viruses, therapeutic vaccines, and cytokines. IO therapies come with a hefty price tag, with ICI therapies in the US typically exceeding $100,000, while cell therapies can exceed $400,000.

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Immunocore gets EU nod for TCR cancer therapy Kimmtrak

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The one-year survival rate with the drug was 73%, compared to 58% in a group receiving standard-of-care – off-label immune checkpoint inhibitors used for other forms of melanoma like Merck & Co’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) and Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Yervoy (ipilimumab) or chemotherapy with dacarbazine.

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Gilead tags Merck for first-line triple negative breast cancer trial

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Gilead’s Trop-2 targeting antibody-drug conjugate Trodelvy (sacituzumab govitecan) will be paired with Merck’s PD-1 inhibitor Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in a new phase 3 trial in previously-untreated subjects with locally advanced or metastatic TNBC. While its headline revenue of $7.4

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Developing point-of-care CAR T manufacturing

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This is in addition to its considerable price tag. Car-t “The living drugs”, immune checkpoint inhibitors, and precision medicine: A new era of cancer therapy. The demand for CAR T-cell therapy is therefore much greater than the supply, making it difficult for patients to access the potentially life-saving treatment. 2019;12(1).